Electric steam-generator or humidifier.



L. B. HOLLIDAY, E. J. WEIDBNSALL & G. R. KREBS.

ELECTRIC STEAM GENERATOR OR HUMIDIFIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 22, 19 10.

Patented May 2 emf abs

1 unseen senses- Parana g 1 Lancaster B. HOLLIIDAY, or scanner",- AND EDWARD J. wninn'nsann authen ates KREBS, or WIGKHAI/i, wnsr cinemas.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenteeil liilay 9.91

Application filed March 532, 1910. Serial No. EtEOfiiltl i To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, LANCELOT B. HOLLI- DAY, residing at Beckley, and EDWARD J. lVEionNsALL and Gnonon R. Knnns,residing at \Vicld1a1n','in the county of Raleigh, State of lVest Virginia, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useit'ull nprovements in Electric Steam-Generators or Humidifiers; and we do hereby dc.- clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to new and useful.

i made a part of this application, Figure l is a detail elevation partly in section of our improved heating mechanism applied to use. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the plates or carbons employed for conducting the electricity into the water. Fig. 3 is a central sectional View thereof. Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the rods employed for supporting the carbons. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of one of the contact plates. Fig. (3 is a top plan view of a supporting bar for the carbons. Fig. 7 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof, and, Fig. 8 is a sectional view of one of the insulators used in connection with the supporting bar.

Referring to the drawings in which simiiar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l in dicat'es a receptacle, which may be constructcd in any preferred manner and of wood or metal, said receptacle being adapted to contain water, as shown at 2. In order to heat the water or evaporate the same, as occasion may require, carbon plates 3 and i are on tered into the receptacle 1 and havetheir the rod 5 and wire 13 to the ground. lower ends disposcdinto the water, while to 1' forcing of the current through the was the upper ends thereo'f'are secured supporting rods 5 and 6 respectiveiy.

The upper ends of the rods 5 audit project through a supporting bar 7, said her resting across the top of the receptacle l and is provided with openings 8 through which the rods pass. The rods are insulated trom'the har means of the usual or eny preferred tori o insulating tubes 9, which tubes fit inth openings 8 and surround the rods 5 and 5 the upper ends of the tubes having shouiders 10 thereon by means of which the downward movement of the tubes is limited. I Attached to the upper ends of the rods and 6 are binding posts of plates 11 and 12, to which are attached the ground and live wires 13 and 14 respectively; intersecting the live wire 14 is a switch 15, which is new structed in the usual or any preferred mannor, the opposite end of the wire 14 being in this instance connected to-a trolley wire 11%, but it will be clearly understood that any suitable source of electric supply may he used.

This invention is adapted more particularly to be used in mines for increasing the moisture therein and when so applied, the receptacle .1 maybe, ii desired, mounted upon trucks whereby it may be moved from point to pbint in the mine. As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the ground wire is connected to one of the rails 17 of t 'ackway in the mines.

The water for the receptacle may be sup plied in any suitable manner, but for a ter of illustration, We have shown a pipe line 18, the end of which terminates over the upper end of the receptacle 1 and is provided with a valve 19 to control the dew. of the water through the pipe.

The sections of the live wire 14 are tachcd to binding posts 20 onthe switch 15 and these binding posts are preferably constructed of brass.

in operation, the switch lever is thrown L.

into engagement, with the contact on the switch, whereupon the current will. through the wire 14c from the trolicy w 16, through red o and carbon plate ace through the water in the rcceptacie'anii the plate 3, from whence it passes th the receptacle will cause said water to he come heated and ifa sufficient amount of the current is passed through the water, said Water Will boil, thus creating moisture in the mine, or if the receptacle is inclosed, the steam. Will be generated and stored for use. When the steam created by the electricii is stored for power or heating purposes, the receptacle is necessarily formed of n'ietal, in which instance the interior thereof is lined. with any suitable form of insulating suh stance such as porcelain or the like, as otherwise the receptacle would become electrically energized and the water should be substantially free of mineral products in order to obtain the proper heating qualities of the electricity.

What We claim is An electrical heating appliance, comprising the combination With a receptacle, of a supporting member adapted to extend across the upper end of said receptacle, a pair of supporting rods extending through said supporting member and insulated therefrom, terminals secured to the upper ends of said supporting rods, the lower ends of said rods heing apertured, a pair of electrodes, and bolts extending through the apertures in said rods and through said electrodes to removably seem-e said rods and electrodes togethcr.

in testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two suhscrihing Witnesses.

'LZLNCELQT B. HOLLIDAY.

EIHVARD J. WEIDENSALL.

GEORGE R. KREBS.

lVitnesses:

ANTHONY LEWIS, J. 1.3. ROBERTSON, 

